> can anyone point me to a really good resource for how to use apt-get? >
[03:55:19 /tmp]$ ls /usr/share/doc/apt/*.html /usr/share/doc/apt/guide.html: ch1.html ch2.html ch3.html ch4.html footnotes.html index.html /usr/share/doc/apt/offline.html: ch1.html ch2.html ch3.html index.html [04:03:52 /tmp]$ > NO NOT THE MAN PAGE PLEASE!!! please? > > in particular i'm running potato but i want some woody packages... > > so i add the woody path to /etc/apt/sources.list > > apt-get update > > apt-get install [woody package not available in potato] > > how do i then get it to use potato files on the cdrom? > > or is it smarter than this? > > also... > > say i want to setup apache with php > > apt-get install apache php ? > > that does it all? or do i have to run something after the install? > > i have spent an hour trying to use online resources to answer these questions > and more... > > does someone need a hand with debian documentation? i realise that knowing > how stuff works is important but for an end-user not knowing how tuff works > can help with the quality of documentation (in the words of Robert Cringely, > Good virgins are hard to find) > > Thanks for your time, > > John > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- -- Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Donate free food to the world's hungry: see http://www.thehungersite.com